Gotham (film)

{{Infobox television

| image = Gotham movie.jpg

| caption = DVD cover

| genre = Thriller

| director = Lloyd Fonvielle

| writer = Lloyd Fonvielle

| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| music = George Clinton

| country = United States

| language = English

| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

Gerald I. Isenberg
Keith Addis

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| producer = David Latt

| cinematography = Michael Chapman

| editor = Evan Lottman

| company = {{Plainlist|

Phoenix Entertainment Group
Keith Addis & Associates

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| network = Showtime

| released = {{Start date|1988|08|21}}

| runtime = 98 minutes

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Gotham, also known as The Dead Can't Lie, is a 1988 American thriller television film written and directed by Lloyd Fonvielle and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Virginia Madsen.{{Cite news|last=Shales|first=Tom|date=1988-08-20|title=THE GHOSTS OF 'GOTHAM'|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1988/08/20/the-ghosts-of-gotham/bedc9f9d-d6a4-4720-9b82-9f438b33ab40/|access-date=2022-02-17|issn=0190-8286}}{{cite web|last=Buck|first=Jerry |date=1988-08-25|title='Gotham's' Ghost Is a Fatale Attraction : Virginia Madsen Makes a Specter of Herself in Sultry Role on Cable|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-25-ca-1189-story.html|access-date=2022-02-17|website=Los Angeles Times}} The film aired on Showtime on August 21, 1988.

Plot

Down-and-out New York detective Eddie Mallard finds himself involved in the weirdest case of his career when a wealthy man asks for his help in stopping his ex-wife from harassing him. Mallard finds that the case may be too much for him when he discovers that the woman died ten years ago – and that he is falling in love with her.

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones as Eddie Mallard
Virginia Madsen as Rachel Carlyle
Colin Bruce as Charlie Rand
Denise Stephenson as Debbie
Kevin Jarre as Tim
Frederic Forrest as Father George
J. B. White as Jimbo

Production

Filming took place on location in New York City and Toronto.

Release

Gotham premiered on Showtime on August 21, 1988.

Reception

A reviewer for The Tampa Tribune criticized the film as "flat and dull".{{Cite news|last=Belcher|first=Walt|date=August 21, 1988|title='Gotham' weaves a tale of ghosts and gumshoes|work=The Tampa Tribune (Newspapers.com)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/337692689/?terms=Gotham%20Tommy%20Lee%20Jones&match=1}}